Sholapith Craft of West Bengal: An Overview
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Sholapith craft is one of the primordial handicrafts of the state. Sholapith craft of West Bengal recognized as one of the best example of elegance, exquisite beauty and finest craftsmanship. Sholapith items form an integral part of the major religious rituals in West Bengal. The people engaged as sholapith craftsmen are known as Malakar. This paper aims at identify the production cluster of Sholapith craft of West Bengal. It is an effort to find out the cultural Significance of Sholapith craft and classify the products according to their uses. The present study tries to understand the production process of Sholapith crafts, the implements and raw materials used in it and technological aspects associated with these products.The data are collected through observation, semi structured, indepth interviews and group discussion. The data were textual and contextual type i.e. the former is from the documents and the latter is from the studied areas.
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Kundan Ghosh
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